A Flock of Seagulls discography

A Flock of Seagulls discography
Studio albums8
EPs1
Live albums1
Compilation albums16
Singles25
Video albums5
Music videos14
Remix albums1

The following is a complete list of recordings by the English new wave band A Flock of Seagulls.

Albums

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1] 		UK Indie
[2] 		AUS
[3] 		CAN
[4] 		GER
[5] 		NL
[6] 		NZ
[7] 		SWE
[8] 		US
[9]
A Flock of Seagulls 32 — 19 5 25 — 6 32 10
Listen
  • Released: 29 April 1983
  • Label: Jive, Arista
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track
 16 — 90 12 14 47 5 44 16
The Story of a Young Heart
  • Released: 20 August 1984
  • Label: Jive, Arista
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
 30 — — 32 31 17 32 — 66
Dream Come True
  • Released: 10 March 1986
  • Label: Jive, Arista
  • Formats: LP, MC
 — — — — — — — — —
The Light at the End of the World
  • Released: 14 March 1995
  • Label: Big Shot
  • Formats: CD, MC
 — — — — — — — — —
Ascension
(with the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra) 		— 29 — — — — — — — [A]
String Theory
(with the Slovenian Symphonic Film Orchestra)
  • Released: 20 August 2021
  • Label: August Day
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 — — — — — — — — —
Some Dreams
  • Released: 13 December 2024
  • Label: August Day
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title Album details
I Ran
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: Brilliant
  • Formats: CD

Remix albums

Title Album details
Greatest Hits Remixed
  • Released: 14 September 1999
  • Label: Cleopatra
  • Formats: CD

Compilation albums

Title Album details
The Singles
  • Released: June 1985
  • Label: Jive
  • Formats: 10x7"
  • Also released as 10x12" as The 12" Singles
The Best of A Flock of Seagulls
  • Released: October 1986
  • Label: Jive
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
Telecommunications
  • Released: 1992
  • Label: Old Gold
  • Formats: CD
The Best Of
20 Classics of the '80s
  • Released: February 1995
  • Label: Emporio
  • Formats: CD, MC
Wishing
  • Released: October 1996
  • Label: Disky
  • Formats: CD
Platinum & Gold Collection
  • Released: 19 August 2003
  • Label: Jive/BMG Heritage
  • Formats: CD
Essential New Wave
  • Released: October 2003
  • Label: BMG
  • Formats: CD, MC
I Ran: The Best of A Flock of Seagulls
  • Released: January 2004
  • Label: Anagram, Cleopatra
  • Formats: CD
  • Consists of re-recordings
A Flock of Seagulls
Playlist: The Very Best of A Flock of Seagulls
  • Released: 19 August 2008
  • Label: Legacy
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Wishing: The Very Best
Remixes & Rarities
  • Released: 24 March 2017
  • Label: Cherry Pop
  • Formats: 2xCD
Aurora Borealis – The Greatest Hits
  • Released: 5 July 2018
  • Label: August Day
  • Formats: digital download
  • Consists of re-recordings
Inflight – The Extended Essentials
  • Released: 12 July 2019
  • Label: August Day
  • Formats: CD, digital download
  • Consists of re-recordings
I Ran (So Far Away)
  • Released: 24 September 2021
  • Label: Cleopatra
  • Formats: LP

EPs

Title EP details
Modern Love Is Automatic
  • Released: November 1981
  • Label: Jive
  • Formats: 7", 12"

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[1] 		UK Indie
[14] 		AUS
[3] 		CAN
[15] 		GER
[5] 		IRE
[16] 		NL
[17] 		NZ
[18] 		US
[19] 		US Dance
[20] 		US Main
[21]
"(It's Not Me) Talking" 1981 — 45 — — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"Telecommunication" — — — — — — — — — 19 — A Flock of Seagulls
"Modern Love Is Automatic" 1982 — — — — — — — — — —
"I Ran (So Far Away)" 43 — 1 26 31 — 46 7 9 8 3
"Space Age Love Song" 34 — 68 — — — — 31 30 — 59
"Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)" 10 — 46 10 37 6 44 33 26 62 3 Listen
"(It's Not Me) Talking" (remix) 1983 128 22 — — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"Nightmares" 53 — — — — — — — — 62 — Listen
"Transfer Affection" 38 — — — — 22 — 43 — — —
"(It's Not Me) Talking" (re-recording) 78 — — — — — — — — — —
"The More You Live, the More You Love" 1984 26 — — 45 37 — 16 32 56 52 10 The Story of a Young Heart
"Never Again (The Dancer)" 101 — — — — — — — — — —
"Remember David" (Continental Europe-only release) 1985 — — — — — — — — — — —
"Who's That Girl (She's Got It)" 66 — — — — — — — — — — Dream Come True
"Heartbeat Like a Drum" 1986 119 — — — — — — — — — —
"Magic" (US-only release) 1989 — — — — — — — — — — — The Light at the End of the World
"Burnin' Up" (US-only release) 1995 — — — — — — — — — — —
"Rainfall" (US-only release) 1996 — — — — — — — — — — —
"I Ran" (Die Krupps remix; US-only release) 1999 — — — — — — — — — — — Greatest Hits Remixed
"I Ran (So Far Away)" (vs the Angry Kids; US-only release) 2007 — — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"Space Age Love Song" (with the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra) 2018 — — — — — — — — — — — Ascension
"I Ran (So Far Away)" (with the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra) — — — — — — — — — — —
"Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)" 2019 — — — — — — — — — — — Inflight – The Extended Essentials
"Say You Love Me" (with the Slovenian Symphonic Film Orchestra) 2021 — — — — — — — — — — — String Theory
"Messages" (with the Slovenian Symphonic Film Orchestra) 2022 — — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Other appearances

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US Dance
[23][24]
"This Used to Be My Playground" 2000 — Virgin Voices: A Tribute to Madonna – Volume Two
"Ageless Prince" (with Jimmy D. Robinson) 2017 25 Non-album singles
"Pedro" (with Jimmy D. Robinson) 33
"Things Change" (with Jimmy D. Robinson) —
"Lips Like Sugar" (with David Hasselhoff) 2019 — Open Your Eyes
"Over the Moon" (remix of the Robert Calvert song) 2020 — Over the Moon Remixes
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Videos

Video albums

Title Album details
A Flock of Seagulls
Through the Looking Glass
  • Released: November 1984
  • Label: Peppermint Video Music, Zomba
  • Formats: VHS
The Best of A Flock of Seagulls
  • Released: 1990
  • Label: BMG Video, Zomba
  • Formats: VHS
Rainfall
  • Released: 1996
  • Label: Savant
  • Formats: VHS
Messages – Live

Music videos

Title Year Director
"I Ran (So Far Away)" 1982 Tony van den Ende
"Space Age Love Song"
"Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)"
"Nightmares" 1983 Mike Brady
"Transfer Affection"
"(It's Not Me) Talking"
"The More You Live, the More You Love" 1984 Unknown
"Never Again (The Dancer)"
"Who's That Girl (She's Got It)" 1985
"Heartbeat Like a Drum" 1986 Michael Geoghegan
"Magic" 1989 Unknown
"Burnin' Up" 1995
"Rainfall" 1996
"Space Age Love Song" (with the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra) 2018 Armando at Kinetic Image
"Say You Love Me" (with the Slovenian Symphonic Film Orchestra) 2021

Notes

  1. ^ Ascension peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Top Classical Albums.

References

  1. ^ a b Peak positions in the UK:
    • "A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
    • "(It's Not Me) Talking)" (1983 remix): "UK Singles Charts: 1983 (including chart panel sales)". UKMIX Forums. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
    • "Never Again (The Dancer)": "UK Singles Charts: 1984 (including chart panel sales)". UKMIX Forums. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 254. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. ^ Peak positions for A Flock of Seagulls' albums in Canada:
  5. ^ a b "Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  7. ^ "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  8. ^ "swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  9. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums 1955–1996. Record Research. p. 272. ISBN 0898201179.
  10. ^ a b c "British certifications – A Flock of Seagulls". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 8 August 2022. Type A Flock of Seagulls in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  11. ^ a b "Canadian certifications – A Flock of Seagulls". Music Canada. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  12. ^ "New Zealand album certifications". Recorded Music NZ. 23 January 1983. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  13. ^ "American certifications – A Flock of Seagulls". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  14. ^ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989. Cherry Red Books. ISBN 0-9517206-9-4.
  15. ^ Peak positions for A Flock of Seagulls' singles in Canada:
  16. ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  17. ^ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  18. ^ "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  19. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2009). Top Pop Singles 1955–2008. Record Research. p. 354. ISBN 9780898201802.
  20. ^ "A Flock of Seagulls | Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2 March 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  21. ^ Whiteburn, Joel (2002). Joel Whitburn Presents Rock Tracks 1981–2002. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 57. ISBN 0898201535.
  22. ^ "Platinum and Gold Singles 1982". Kent Music Report. 28 February 1983. Retrieved 10 November 2021 – via Imgur.
  23. ^ "Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on 15 May 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  24. ^ "Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on 24 September 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.